Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Paul Ryan To Give 2016 Bid 'A Hard Look' At The End Of His Term

Paul Ryan To Give 2016 Bid 'A Hard Look' At The End Of His Term

For now, former vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) said
he's focused on legislating -- but come 2014, he plans evaluate the odds
for another shot at the White House.
“I’ve decided I will consider this later,” Ryan told the Des Moines Register in an interview published Tuesday. “Once I’m through with this term, then I’m going to give a hard look at it.”

This year Ryan has been asked repeatedly whether or not he's
considering a run at the top of the Republican ticket in 2016, and he's repeatedlydemurred in response.
Ahead of a trip to Iowa this weekend, the Wisconsin Republican told
the Register that he is busy working on the federal budget and policy
issues like health care and immigration reform, rather than "worrying
about my own personal ambitions or career moves." The congressman has
indeed been keeping busy, citing
budget negotiations as the reason he took a pass on campaigning for the
Republican gubernatorial candidate in Virginia, Attorney General Ken
Cuccinelli.
Recent polls have shown
Ryan towards the back of the potential 2016 pack, trailing Republican
contenders like New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.